Tagged Tina Miller

By Jesse Stilwell, March 1 2018 — The Feb. 27 Student Legislative Council (SLC) meeting began with a discussion led by vice-president academic Tina Miller on proposed amendments to the transition process for incoming and outgoing faculty representatives. The proposed changes include shifting the existing March bonus to April in order to incentivize outgoing representatives…

By Tina Shaygan, January 30 2017 — (With files from Derek Baker) The Jan. 30 meeting of the Students’ Legislative Council began with a brief unanimous passing of resolutions on minor policy changes regarding General Faculties Council reporting. The meeting continued with Students’ Union president Branden Cave’s report on the Jan. 11 meeting of the…

By Justin Schellenberg, January 18 2018 — The Jan. 16 meeting of the Students’ Legislative Council (SLC) included consultation on amendments to the school’s appeals structure, discussion of a proposal that would require students to make a statutory declaration rather than provide documentation when applying for excusals for medical reasons and a vote on the updated code…

By Tina Shaygan and Ashar Memon, January 11 2018 — How engaged are University of Calgary students? Are they happy with how they interact with the school’s faculty? And how do their experiences change over the course of their degree? These are some of the questions the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) — conducted…

By Jesse Stilwell, November 23 2017 — The University of Calgary Students’ Union was satisfied with the number of applicants they received for 2017’s Undergraduate Research Symposium. The event, which showcases research from undergraduate students from all experience levels, received 140 submissions. That’s about the same amount as in previous years, meaning the SU is…

By Daniel Huss, November 9 2017 — The Students’ Union received 140 abstract submissions for the 11th Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS), which will take place on Nov. 30. The URS is the only event of its kind intended for all undergraduate students from every faculty. It showcases research done by undergraduate students of all experience levels. However,…

By Justin Schellenberg, October 26 2017 — The University of Calgary has awarded 10 courses with funding to develop open educational resources (OER) in an effort to replace traditional textbooks and lower costs for students. OER are free, openly-licensed learning materials that can be downloaded online. The courses that were awarded the $4,000 grant range in…

By Tina Shaygan, October 25 2017 — The Oct. 24 meeting of the Students’ Legislative Council included the unanimous appointment of a new vice-president external, swearing in of recently elected faculty representatives and a discussion on the definition of student experience. Board of Governors student-at-large Sam Sirianni provided a brief report of the Oct. 20…

By Tina Shaygan, October 19 2017 — Students at the University of Calgary can look forward to a week-long fall reading break starting in 2018, according to Students’ Union vice-president academic Tina Miller. “We’re working to improve the mental well-being of students,” Miller said. “One of those steps is to give students the chance to…

By Justin Schellenberg, October 16 2017 — The University of Calgary was host to the fifth-annual Outrun The Stigma (OTS) walk and run on Saturday, Oct. 14. OTS is a non-profit organization that aims to bring awareness to and confront stigma surrounding mental illness. OTS Calgary chapter co-chair Tina Guo said the event had over 200…